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Born in Genoa, Italy, has been and still is one of the key figures of Italian mountaineering, both as an active climber and as one of the foremost writer about the mountain world.
He has lived and described the transition from classic mountaineering to modern climbing.
The first ascents were on the mountains of his native Liguria, then his interest moved to the walls of the Dolomites and later he has climbed in all the possible environment, from sea level to the high camps of K2. He count over 500 new climbs in Italy.
He still is one of the international guarantors of Mountain Wilderness having been among the founders.
Main climb
1967: Scarason (Alpi Liguri), NE wall, first climb
1968: Pizzo Badile, NE wall, route Cassin, first winter climb
Speaker (400 talks in Italy and worldwide, starting 1968 until today)
Writer, about 200 articles on magazines, newspaper, web
Trekking tour leader in Asia and Africa, dal 1972 al 1978
creator and coordinator of outstanding initiatives, such as: Clean Marmolada, Free K2, Save the Glaciers, Levissima for Everest, Club Alpino Italiano cleanup of Baltoro Glacier, ecc.